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What and Why #10
What? In a nation founded On the genocide of One people and fostered By the enslavement Of another Why do we still need to ask this shit? “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” Do you want surrender to a Populace that believe that a blowviated snakeoil salesman is the […]
What and Why #9
What? In a nation founded On the genocide of One people and fostered By the enslavement Of another Why do we still need to ask this shit? “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength; Trumpery is Reality” Do you want a Congress which is controlled by a party that has lost its way? […]
We Have Not
What have we done That fuels our hubris That fools our reason Into believing that We are special In any possible way Whatsoever Who can tell More learned scribes Than I, surely Have asked the same Question, but Were they any More successful In finding answers We have not changed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my […]
Trumpery is Reality
With the Donald boasting that he is going to win so big, I thought perhaps we might need to practice saying something similar to our soon-to-be required morning oath. Clearly, everyone who is not with him is against him. Hiding in plain sight may be our only option. Remember as Orwell told us, “War is […]
Our Being
Black and Light ~ Philip Brent Our being is expressed in everything Every breath, word spoken or written Indeed, the writing and speech itself What we most misunderstand, despise May tell us more than any other thing Dark clouds bring rain, clean the air Impregnate the earth so all can grow Yet somehow here, where […]
What’s Going On ~ Rise Up, Rise Up, Rise Up
Marvin Gaye, and a group of talented musicians, writers and arraigners crafted and recorded the song and the album,” What’s Going On in 1970/71 and it resonates until this day. There are conflicting stories of how it came to be, but whatever the details, the music and the message live on. Sometimes, for me, when […]
Look Around
Mostly life moves day-to-day The big pictures matters not Then wonder how it got away Look around, life’s not so hot We worry and we rush around Treat life like it’s some big race Better if not competition bound Breathe deeply, slow your pace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my creative offerings and opinions at: Philip […]
I Know, I Know
I realize without radical changes in government, in the greed of the wealthiest among us and in our paranoid national mindset, we will never implement more restrictive gun laws. Guns are part of our culture, and will, no doubt, remain so for many years to come. I’m not opposed to this, except when guns are […]
One Percent Lament
Peace is never profitable The killing must not stop If the world grows stable We will never stay on top ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See more of my opinions &creative offerings at: Philip Brent Digital Art Brent Harris Fine Art Vida Voices Scriggler TPM Niumee The Extra Mile Art, shirts and other gift items
What and Why?
What? In a nation founded On the genocide of One people and fostered By the enslavement Of another Why do we still need to ask this shit? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you want a President who is a bully?